What's new in Gemini

Gemini app·May 19, 2026

Gemini Spark is your 24/7 personal AI agent, plus 5 more changes

What: Gemini Spark introduces a whole new way to get things done. It helps you navigate your digital life by working on your tasks on your behalf. Gemini Spark is rolling out today to trusted testers and in Beta to Google AI Ultra subscribers aged 18 and over in the United States in the coming weeks. You can access Gemini Spark by tapping on the Spark tab in your Gemini app menu. Why: With Gemini Spark, we are transforming Gemini from an AI assistant that answers your questions into one that actually works proactively on your behalf.

Antigravity·May 19, 2026

AGY 2.0 Bug Fixes

Antigravity 2.0 Launch bug fixes.

Antigravity·May 19, 2026

First Release

The first release of the Antigravity IDE.

Gemini CLI·May 12, 2026

Gemini CLI 0.42.0

add --delete flag to /exit command for session deletion. added microphone and updated placeholder for voice mode.

Gemini API·May 7, 2026

Released gemini-3.1-flash-lite, the generally available version of Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite, optimized for…

Released gemini-3.1-flash-lite, the generally available (GA) version of Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite, optimized for speed, scale, and cost efficiency. Deprecation announcement: The gemini-3.1-flash-lite-preview model is deprecating on 5/11/26 and will be shut down on May 25, 2026.

Gemini CLI·May 6, 2026

Gemini CLI 0.41.2

cherry-pick 02995ba to release/v0.41.1-pr-26568 to patch version v0.41.1 and create version 0.41.2.

Gemini API·May 6, 2026

Upcoming breaking change: The Interactions API request and response schema and output format configuration…

Upcoming breaking change: The Interactions API request and response schema (outputs → steps) and output format configuration (response_format) are changing. The new schema becomes the default on May 26 and the legacy schema will be removed on June 8.

Gemini CLI·May 5, 2026

Gemini CLI 0.41.1

cherry-pick 3627f47 to release/v0.41.0-pr-26542 to patch version v0.41.0 and create version 0.41.1.

Gemini CLI·May 5, 2026

Gemini CLI 0.41.0

secure.env loading and enforce workspace trust in headless mode. enhance shell command validation and add core tools allowlist.

Gemini API·May 5, 2026

Updated File Search to support multimodal search. You can now natively embed and search through images using…

Updated File Search to support multimodal search. You can now natively embed and search through images using the gemini-embedding-2 model. Grounding metadata now includes media_id for visual citations and page_numbers that indicate where information is found. To learn more, see the File Search guide.

Gemini API·May 4, 2026

Launched event-driven Webhooks support in the Gemini API to replace polling workflows for the Batch API and…

Launched event-driven Webhooks support in the Gemini API to replace polling workflows for the Batch API and long-running operations.

Gemini CLI·Apr 30, 2026

Gemini CLI 0.40.1

cherry-pick 2194da2 to release/v0.40.0-pr-26153 to patch version v0.40.0 and create version 0.40.1.

Gemini API·Apr 30, 2026

The gemini-robotics-er-1.5-preview model has been shut down. Use gemini-robotics-er-1.6-preview instead

The gemini-robotics-er-1.5-preview model has been shut down. Use gemini-robotics-er-1.6-preview instead.

Gemini CLI·Apr 28, 2026

Gemini CLI 0.40.0

bundle ripgrep binaries into SEA for offline support. add large conversation scenario for performance test.

Gemini CLI·Apr 24, 2026

Gemini CLI 0.39.1

Gemini CLI·Apr 23, 2026

Gemini CLI 0.39.0

add memory usage integration test harness. add /memory inbox command for reviewing extracted skills.

Gemini API·Apr 22, 2026

Released gemini-embedding-2 as generally available. To learn more, see the Embeddings page

Released gemini-embedding-2 as generally available (GA). To learn more, see the Embeddings page.

Gemini API·Apr 21, 2026

Released new versions of the Deep Research agent with collaborative planning, visualization support, MCP…

Released new versions of the Deep Research agent with collaborative planning, visualization support, MCP server integration, and File Search: deep-research-preview-04-2026: Designed for speed and efficiency, ideal to be streamed back to a client UI. deep-research-max-preview-04-2026: Maximum comprehensiveness for automated context gathering and synthesis.

Gemini CLI·Apr 17, 2026

Gemini CLI 0.38.2

cherry-pick 14b2f35 to release/v0.38.1-pr-24974 to patch version v0.38.1 and create version 0.38.2.

Antigravity·Apr 16, 2026

Bug Fixes

Fixed bug that prevented MCP servers from loading and bug that prevented accessing workspace-specific settings.

Gemini CLI·Apr 15, 2026

Gemini CLI 0.38.1

cherry-pick 050c303 to release/v0.38.0-pr-25317 to patch version v0.38.0 and create version 0.38.1.

Gemini API·Apr 15, 2026

Launched Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS Preview, our cost-efficient, expressive, and steerable text to speech model.…

Launched Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS Preview, our cost-efficient, expressive, and steerable text to speech model. Read the Text-to-Speech docs to learn more.

Gemini app·Apr 15, 2026

Meet your new desktop assistant: Gemini for Mac

What: We’re introducing the Gemini app for Mac, a native desktop experience built to help you get more done without disrupting your flow. With a simple keyboard shortcut (Option + Space), you can bring up Gemini alongside any application you're using. You can also seamlessly share your window, allowing Gemini to understand your context and assist with exactly what’s on your screen. The new desktop app is available to users on macOS versions 15 and up, globally, for free. Download the app directly at gemini.google/mac. Why: By bringing a native app to Mac, we're cutting down on context switching and giving you a faster, more integrated way to use Gemini alongside the tools you use every day.

Gemini CLI·Apr 14, 2026

Gemini CLI 0.38.0

explicitly allow web_fetch in plan mode with ask_user. add experimental.adk.agentSessionNoninteractiveEnabled setting.

Gemini API·Apr 14, 2026

Released gemini-robotics-er-1.6-preview, our updated robotics model. It now has new capabilities like…

Released gemini-robotics-er-1.6-preview, our updated robotics model. It now has new capabilities like instrument reading, improved spatial and physical reasoning capabilities. To learn more, see Gemini Robotics ER page and the blog. Deprecation announcement: The gemini-robotics-er-1.5-preview model will be shut down on April 30, 2026 at 9AM PST.

Gemini CLI·Apr 13, 2026

Gemini CLI 0.37.2

cherry-pick 9d741ab to release/v0.37.1-pr-24565 to patch version v0.37.1 and create version 0.37.2.

Gemini CLI·Apr 9, 2026

Gemini CLI 0.37.1

Gemini CLI·Apr 8, 2026

Gemini CLI 0.37.0

centralize test agents into test-utils for reuse. add maxActionsPerTask for browser agent setting.